X-Country boots for cobs (a little long)

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Hi,

I've not posted in here before but do a fair bit of browsing when work allows. I have relatively recently been given the opportunity to ride a 15.1hh (15.2hh when on his tiptoes though I know he doesn't know this as he's convinced he's the same size as the big horses) hairy cob. He had been off for a year due to injury and time constraints of the owner so he's slowly been brought back into work which means his fitness is now on the up and the belly is on the down :p.

He got chucked into an unafiliated dressage a few weeks back to see how he would react and came out with 72% and second in his prelim and 64% and fourth in his first ever novice test, queue lots of smiles :D:D:D.

Decided to pop him round some local sj a couple of weeks later and he had a pole in th 75cm and 3 poles in the 85cm although a lot of that was due to starting to tire as he was jumping better in the second round but still gets a on the forehand when tired resulting in punching a few out.

We are now aiming for some ODE next year but are stumped as to which x-country boots to get for him. He is small and stocky as well as being short coupled and has about 10 inches of bone :eek:. What is likely to fit round his legs without stopping him from being able to bend them properly? Any advice on makes and sizing greatly appreciated and apologies for the small essay :o.
 
Had exactly the same problem for my horse - he's a short stocky Welsh cob. (see BE80T thread - has pics of him)

I have woof brushing boots for SJ - Medium extra wide! (had to order them in)
For XC I have premier equine air cooler (medium fronts and small hinds!)
 
Prolite or premier equine get my vote.

I think one make do "cob" sized boots, ie they are short and wide. It may be NEW
 
I have a 15.1hh Irish cob type, and I find that none of those special medium XW boots fit! They are all far too long for his short cannon bones.

For SJ the ones I like are the Tri-zone lightweight open front in small, with medium fetlock boots on the back.

For XC, I've found that an old pair of small/medium Escadron XC boots I got for another horse years ago somehow fit his front legs. I've never managed to find anything else that fits, not even another Escadron boot!

For his back legs, I've given up on XC boots and use a standard pair of brushing boots. I've not found any XC boots that fit.

I'm going to follow this thread with interest because I've had this problem for nearly 2 years, and I'm still no closer to solving it!
 
I use Tri-zone allsports boots on the front in cob which fit my chunky 15h coblet, and Tri-zone xc boots on the back. The xc hind boots look huge on him cause they are very sturdy so I was worried he would struggle but he goes really well in them. One massive bonus is that they don't slip once they are wet like normal brushing boots do on him.
 
how long are his cannon bones really?

mine has new equine smalls of front but his fronts are quite ponyish.

hinds are rather chunky and premier equines were too long v not wide enough, not tried any NEW on the hinds.. they cost more :p so just reverted to brushing boots
 
My friend had this problem in that he had chunky legs and nothing would stay put. Boots would slip down or spin round, to long or not wide enough. She was competing in tendon and feltlock boots but didnt think that was enough protection.
In the end i suggested Clarendon boots, i used them years ago with my cob, she didnt have really chunky legs but ones that where wide enough where too long. Worked really well for mine and has so far worked for my friend, not slipping or moving.
I know there is a concern about over heating but he only wears them for xc and they come off and cool boots go straight on.
I think i used the cob or large sized hunter fronts on the back, it ment i had the width but not the length. Something like that, it was a few years ago!
 
Hi guys thanks for the replies so far it's given me a few things to think about :).

how long are his cannon bones really?

mine has new equine smalls of front but his fronts are quite ponyish.

hinds are rather chunky and premier equines were too long v not wide enough, not tried any NEW on the hinds.. they cost more so just reverted to brushing boots
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He has full sized open fronted tendon boots that if we're being honest are just a tiny bit on the long side but not by much. I do struggle with closing them though and the velcro can be attached but there isn't really much in the way of spare.
 
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